Wine Racks Blog

So, I recently saw the most charming movie. “Ratatouille” is a movie about a rat who wants to become a chef in Paris. It’s very funny, even though rats in a kitchen usually aren’t funny. And don’t worry - they address those issues during the movie. It’s quite realistic in that way. Any way, Remy is a rat who longs to be more than a rat, and his love for french food and wine becomes quite infectious (like the bubonic plague, which is something that rats can bring to a kitchen).

Anyway, after the movie, I got to thinking - What sort of wine rack would Remy have, if he was large enough to use a wine rack. This is a question I often ask after seeing movies - I like to match movie characters with a wine rack suiting their style. It makes movies much more interesting. For instance, I saw The Watchman and I couldn’t help but start thinking about what sort of wine rack Dr. Manhattan would have at home. Then I realized he would probably just make his own. Plus, I don’t think he drinks wine.

Back to Ratatouille! After much deliberation, I figured that Remy would have an old fashioned french wine cart. So, I looked around and found one! I wanted to put a picture of Remy with the wine rack, but I don’t want to get in trouble with Disney - so I made my own artistic impression!

Isn’t it cute! I don’t advocate having ferrets in the kitchen, in my opinion they’re just rats with furry tails, but if you put a beret on one, it’s just adorable. This rolling french wine cart has a natural wood top, and holds over a dozen bottles of wine. I also love the fact that it rolls, because that means you can roll it wherever the party is. You know how sometimes, people at a party always seem to be in the other room. Then you go in there, and everybody goes back to a different room! How strange! This way, you can roll the wine wherever you go, ensuring that you’ll always be at the center of attention. It’s almost like being a bartender, but it’s easier.

See any good movies, or wine racks, or wine racks in movies lately? Let me know!

It’s Friday, so I thought we’d have some fun today!

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then what about a picture with a thousand words? And not just one picture -  a bunch of pictures streaming together. How much is a movie worth? Well, this instructional video about wine racks is priceless in terms of knowledge!  Watch it closely, there may be a quiz at the end!

Okay, here’s your quiz: How great are wine racks! That’s an easy question, because they are really great.

Were you inspired by some of the wine racks in the video? I found a wine rack that looks very “Hollywood A List”, it’s the 44 Bottle Wooden Wine Rack. This pinewood rack will hold, you guessed it - 44 wine bottles. This wine rack has unfinished wood, which means you can paint it or finish it to perfectly match your decor. Plus the nice thing about this pine wood is that it’s kind of knotty. This gives it a little more visual interest than smooth wood.

And if you really want a big wine rack, take a look at the Waterfall Wine Rack. This is like the type of rack you’d see in a wine shop! This massive wine rack will hold up to 270 bottles.

I’m going to spend the weekend looking at wine racks - I think we’re going to redecorate our house, and I can’t wait to upgrade our wine racks. I’m not sure if we’ll be able to get one of these big racks, but there’s no harm in doing some window shopping.

I’ve said before that I love going wine tasting. It’s easy for me to take a leisurely afternoon exploring the wineries in my own backyard of Sonoma County. But I also love going wine tasting when I travel! I’ve been able to check out the Willamette Valley in Oregon, and the Central Coast in California over the last year. And I’ve also been wine tasting in Hawaii!

Yes, that’s right! Paradise got a little more perfect when I came across the Volcano Winery as I was driving around the Big Island of Hawaii. Hawaii may not have the most traditional climate for wines, but these non-traditional wines are certainly delicious! I had a chance to try two wines: The Symphony Dry is a lovely dinner wine. It’s dry but not powdery, and it has a fresh, fruity/floral finish. This wine also uses the Symphony grape, a grape first created at UC Davis by crossing the Muscat of Alexandria and the Grenache Gris.

I also tried the Macadamia Nut Honey Wine. Swoon! I like dessert wines, and this one became one of my all time favorites as soon as I tasted it. This wine isn’t made from macadamia nuts - it’s made from the honey made by the bees that buzz around the flowers of the macadamia nut tree. It is sweet, not cloying, and utterly delicious. Like all dessert wines, it’s best served chilled. Oh my gosh, I wish I could convey to you the absolute wonder of this wine.

Volcano Winery will ship to the mainland, and the website provides a list of states that they can ship to. I hope yours is on it. And when you order some, be sure to invite me over!

A unique wine deserves a unique wine rack, no? So, if you’ve laid in a couple of cases from Volcano Winery, why not store them on this Wicker Wine Rack? This wine rack has the sturdiness of a metal frame, coupled with the laid-back vibe that wicker provides. The scooped wicker trays will hold up to 20 bottles of wine. This floor rack is a great way to get a little island style for your home. Mahalo!

image from Volcano Winery